Definition for IN-TER'

IN-TER', v.t. [Fr. enterrer; en and terre, L. terra, the earth; Sp. enterrar; It. interrare.]

  1. To bury; to deposit and cover in the earth; as, to inter a dead animal body.
  2. To cover with earth. But it is used almost exclusively to denote the depositing and covering of dead animal bodies.

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